An unexplored beach trek on the sandy shores of Arabian Sea.
Bekal Fort is the same place where the famous, Tu He Re song from the Manirathnam movie Bombay was shot .
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| Bekal Fort |
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| Having Parathas somewhere on the Hassan Highway |
Bekal is around 400 kms from Bangalore and 60 kms from Mangalore.
We started from Bangalore by 2.30 in the afternoon and took Hassan road Via Kunigal. Decided to halt
for the night at Uppinangady which is 75kms from Sakleshpur on the Bangalore- Mangalore
Highway.Stayed at Hotel Adithya which is on the Main Road, NH 48, Near the Forest Check post. A
pretty decent lodge , who charged us Rs 728/- for a room with 3 beds and an extra mattress.
Stay at Bekal: Bekal Beach Residency,Less than 1km from the Bekal Fort entrance.
Bekal Beach Residency, M.S.Corner, Beach Road
Ph:0467-2275558 , 9447700313.
Charged Rs1600/- For a 2 bed Room, Hall and a Huge Bath Room with a Wall mounted TV. The rooms
were pretty decent and clean.
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| Trek Started Here |
The trek started at Bekal fort, we need to pay an entrance fee of Rs 5/- and an extra Rs 20/- for the Camera
(Optional if you are carrying one).Walk along the forts wall and pass through a tiny gate which takes you to the bastion of the fort. Initially the Guard did not allow us to climb down the gaps in the rocks to reach the beach, since it was risky to stand on the rocks. We convinced him not to stay on the rocks and continue our trek along the Kappil Beach.
Best time to do the trek here would be from Nov to Feb.March is definitely not a very good time to do the trek because the humidity is more and yes we did it in march :(
There is no defined path to do the trek. We started from the Bekal Fort and Climbed down the bastion and walked till we reached Uduma Fishing Village.
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| @ Bekal Beach |
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| Walking along the Back Water before Reaching the Uduma Village |
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| Backwater Before Uduma Fishing Village |
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| Fishing Boats Near the Beach of Uduma Village |
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| Abandoned boats near the back waters |
Climb over the rock bund and walk into the village to meet friendly fishermen and Lovely kids.We walked from the village to the main road.We walked into the town for 1/2 km to have lunch and walked back through the houses inside the villages to reach the beach and then back to the Fort.
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| Boys Gang...these stones were permanently placed on the ground |
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| Dil Chatha Hai Birds :) @Bekal Fort |
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| Sunset at the @ Bekal Fort |
We stayed for some time to see the sunset at the bekal fort before going back to the hotel.
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| Sunset at @Bekal Fort |
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| Signature Pose @Bekal Fort |
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| Sunsrise and a bird @ Bekal Beach |
The total distance we trekked would be around 5kms and is pretty easy except for the heat.Walking through the Village and the coconut trees was more fun and joy.
We came back to the hotel and it rained heavily much to our delight.
The next morning went for an early morning walk to the beach behind the Hotel( Not a well maintained place.Its basically a fish market with all the fishing boats around)
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| Waiting for the Boats to return back to shore...He later bought some fishes and walked back to the village. |
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| Washed away by the waves@ Bekal Beach |
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| Robber Fly Near our Hotel |
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| View From Chandragiri Fort |
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| Twany Coster |
We headed back to bangalore Via Medikere route as we planned for a brief stop at dubbare elephant camp, not before taking a detour to visit the less known Chandragiri fort.
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| @Chandragiri Fort Bekal |
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| On the way to medikere @ Pusphagiri Forest reserve |
